Education of the senses in the contemporaneity and its pedagogical implications

Abstract

The article explores the "education of the senses", a current yet little explored theme. Although constituting the main form of world perception, as indicated by Michel Onfray, and suffering a sort of overstimulation in the society of information, as posited by Christoph Türcke, the senses are paradoxically directed to objects and specific interests, usually related to consumption. The article presents a reflection about the relationship between body and sensibility, associating the senses' reason with the current logic of "overstimulation". It shows the relevance of the urge for an aesthetic knowledge not directed to art only but to the contemporary conduct as a whole as well. This result revealed new possibilities for the education of the senses.

Keywords:
education of the senses; aesthetics; body